The ad deserves a standing ovation because it’s so beautifully crafted. Also, major props for Ben’s dedication to the part and Mike’s epic face journeys.
Wanted to take a moment to appreciate Ebbers being a great friend and sending his friends/family cocktails in the post when they’ve had a hard week. They moved on from it so fast but that was such a sweet moment.
You guys are spoiling us. Props to the entire team for once again giving us 24 videos, along with the regular uploads, the live show, and the US trip videos.
It is more than spoiled. I can't believe the entire Sorted studio was talked into this amount of effort again but I'm not complaining. I had so much fun keeping up with the videos last year and got the live show as a gift which I ended up watching at the end of it all and it was fantastic.
Such calendars for each growing zone are freely available on the internet. Considering that people from other ag zones, regions, countries may buy this calendar, including a wall calendar becomes complicated. Nice idea, though. Perhaps a reference to a website with such calendars for different places would be a nice addition.
That last advent calender is the kind of thing I buy for my parents. I'm a minimum wage earner, I don't enjoy fancy things, but they deserve something like this at Christmas, it's really as simple as that. It's silly, yes I know, but so worth seeing their expressions when the advent calender is the same size as a small school.
We both have ADHD so we've enjoyed the ease of Sidekick for a couple weeks. I made the halloumi and pepper fried rice yesterday and it was genuinely easy and quick, even making it by myself. The visual shopping list is awesome. My only wishes are that it were easier to add our own staple items to the shopping list (like Our Groceries), and that there were some alternatives given for specialty ingredients that might be hard to find outside the UK. We're in northern Finland, which has a much smaller selection. As a tech writer who writes instructions for a living, I really appreciate the UX and clarity of the app, and feel like it's already been worth it.
@SortedFood this is one thing I'd really like to see. I live in the middle of meat and potato farm country in rural Iowa, USA, with the majority of the farms around corn and soy. Having something that would be a toned down version of the regular meals would be nice. Like an intro level or where you could choose your skill/comfort level to see different dishes. Like the 3 different way videos you used to do.
Thank you for pointing out the importance of good instructions for those with ADHD. I haven't gone with Sidekick yet because it seems too complicated to me. However, your comments have turned me around. I also wrote instructions and software training guides and your reference to the quality of the interface is important to me. Great comment. Thanks.
I second the ingredient suggestion. The reason I've not yet purchased the sorted app is I don't live in the same country and we don't have the same ingredients available
lol, so glad I'm not the only one that broke out into a grin! I was watching the ones from last year. Was hoping they would do it. I knew it would be a lot though..
A series for the new year with Ben and 25 microplots. Doesnt have to be 25 episodes, but starting with him planting, then him commenting on their growth, harvest and finally him cooking a meal with the ingredients. Perhaps an episode a month?
YES! A VIDEO A DAY! This really helped clear the winter blues last year. Excited for it to be back. I know it's a LOT of work on production, but you should know that it's worth every second!
I just want to know who came up with the idea. Was it Ebbers or did they have to convince Ebbers to do it. "Trust us. This will be fantastic!" And, yes, I love it too.
Um, no, it doesn't? Advent comes from the Latin "adventus", which is a noun created from the Latin verb "advenire", which means "to arrive to someone or something." Advent means arrival, that is, arrival of the Saviour, which is what Christians are waiting for during this festive period.
I bought a 200 pound whiskey advent calendar for my husband and I to share this year, and can confirm they did not give free delivery despite the price (and it showed up with 6/25 vials of whiskey smashed). Will never again buy such an expensive advent calendar. But can confirm the Bonne Maman (jam) and Hotel Chocolat Velvetizer (hot chocolate) calendars are splendid and very worth the money (that velvetizer is the best frother I've ever owned, for chocolate, matcha, and lattes).
My mum loves gardening and I try to get her some unusual seeds each year. I got her this seed andvent calendar last year and she loved it. It was so nice getting photos from her throughout the year when she planted, harvested and cooked with everything
If you had a family at home...especially with older kids I would like the big last one! Through the holidays it is easy to spend that much here and there which probably adds up to this amount. Also some items could be saved to put out at a Christmas gathering.
Thank you all so much for doing the Advent Calendar again! It's a bit of a tough time for me, and it helps knowing I've got a video a day to look forward to. I know it's a lot of work to do this, and it's VERY much appreciated.
If you play your cards right...or plant your seeds right... you could 'regift' them the next year! Gift a salsa from the tomatoes, pickles from the beans, squash on the dinner table! Now all you need is a 'preserving food' advent calendar with jars, lids, rings, vinegar, salt...
@@SortedFoodMake it a downloadable 3d printable one with a pdf with recipes. Saves on shipping import duties handling fee. Just something that you can print yourself or via a local print service.
I really like the alcohol advent calendar because I don't usually keep spirits at home, but I'd also like to offer my holiday guests a cocktail if they want one. If I tried to buy all the bottles and mixes to make these drinks, I'd spend well over the price of the calendar. This allows me to offer them a variety of beautifully mixed drinks with basically no effort on my part.
The seeds were the perfect gift for Ben - cannot wait to see how they all turn out. Love the NIO drinks advent calendar. As Mike said, it is so expensive to purchase all the alcohol and other liquids to make them, plus some of us don't drink often enough to make it worth the effort. This way, you just get to celebrate - in my case, one drink per night - all the way up to Christmas.
My husband makes a special cocktail every Christmas Eve for us and my mother to share. But...then we have a huge liquor collection and almost never drink for the rest of the year. I know. First world problems.
HUGE thanks to all of the Sorted crew for giving us another December full of videos for us! _Oh, you shouldn't have!😁_ Love you guys, and hope that this Holiday season goes wonderfully for each and every one of yinz!❤ And I know we've seen the ad already, but I gotta point out just how much Ben is embarrassed by it, because he's as red as a tomato!😂
I find so many of the advent calendars you've reviewed over the years fascinating, there are just two major problems with them. 1) Do I give them as a gift at Christmas for use next year? Or as a pre-Christmas gift? 2) Your advent videos come out when advent has already started so I feel unincentivized to look into getting any that I'm interested in. So it may be functionally better to do an initial review them in October. I really hope I remember the matcha one next year.
In Spain it’s customary for businesses to gift Christmas baskets filled with all the season classics, starting by Ibérico products and turrón (nougat). The good ones include a ham leg. They are costly, similar to that last advent but in basket shape instead of calendar.
Did you see Barry's avaricious eyes light up when the Cartwright & Butler one got opened. Could see the wheels turning on how to get it into the car & home with no-one noticing. Please never change Barry. 😆
The "seed-vent" calendar is amazing. Not overpriced, and for the right person, an amazing gift. And one that will keep on giving, provided they harvest the seeds for next year, which you should do in any case.
YAY! I would totally understand if you guys are too busy to make it happen but I am SO hopeful for another "episode every day December" like last year. NO matter what, keep it up Sorted Team!
30 seconds in, and I am literally choking on air, over the hilarity of that SideKick ad 😂 Mike's super over-the-top slow-mo shot, and Ebbers wearing his glasses over his mask... I'm dead... xD - Edit: 35 seconds in, and Mike looks like he's genuinely afraid of the tiny Sidekick-Ebbers 😂
Thats what im saying. You don't have to eat the whole cake or eat all the brittle in one day, you can get a few days out of each item. Most, if not everything would have a long enough best before date.
If the seed advent was £££ I was going to comment saying “what a great idea to diy”, but I don’t think you’d be able to do it yourself at that quality for that cheap. What an excellent calendar and at such a great price point!
@@ChuckFickens1972 I suspect that that's how Ebbers dresses in his free time, and we're only just now getting a glimpse at his style when he's not rocking the red shorts.
i completely agree with jamie on the gardening advent calendar. it's a cute idea, but if you've got to wait until april to use the FIRST one, you'll have forgotten about it very quickly. My sister got my dad a better version - a seed calendar that was for a calendar year and had a seed packet for each month that you could plant THAT month
Bought the Cartwright and Butler one for me Christmas obsessed niece. Replaced Christmas gift. Advent calendars are great for reminding overseas relatives how much they are thought of in the run up to Christmas. She loved it, bit I am disappointed that such a durable product does not offer a refil option. My request to thier customer services team provided response that I could select the individual products myself to refil. So a wonderful product that did not fulfill its potential.
The gardening advent calendar looks amazing....i haven't got a garden but I grow chillies, lemongrass, a few herbs and small salad leaves inside of my windows. I'd enjoy it.... you'd have the garland for the Christmas season and the opportunity to give some of the seed packets to other people through the year depending on their own growing circumstances. The month they should be planted would be a great time to send a note to remind them you're thinking about them and enclose a living memento of the relationship
Glad someone said this. The "h" renders the "c" a hard sound. This also applies to Bruschetta. The rule also applies to "g" when followed by an "h" as in "spaghetti", which you would never pronounce "spa-jetty".
Last year Ben said that since so many of the luxury calendars were reusable you should make your own this year. I hope you have done this, it would be fun to get ideas for making our own calendars.
That last calendar was brilliant! Most of the decent chocolate calendars are so pricy for what you get, but that one had huge amounts of snacks and drinks; so fun! If I was younger and still drank, that drink one would be great too.
Would love a Sorted Advent calendar where all the top fav products from the rest of the year get collected into one! That way all of us can get a taste too. Would be awesome if you all collaborated with local vendors ❤
Them talking about treating yourself at an expensive time of year. I never do treat myself, especially at Christmas, but I was naughty and bought myself 3 advent calendars this year, 1 bring a Cadbury's one, the other two being bath related, one of which is the Lush £190 advent calendar It is out of usual budget, and was overtly extravagant at an already expensive time, I usually get store brand everything. But I have had a hard life, a very challenging past 7 years, and this year I have achieved some great things and made a lot of progress in some areas. So I wanted to treat myself and splash out on myself for a change! I have been quite looking forward to experiencing December this year!
Love the Sidekick commercial. Last advent calendar is definitely luxury one. Would love to taste everything on Cartwright advent calendar. Lately I have starting to test different kinds of advent calendar. Last year I had brewery calendar and this year I have whisky calendar. 25 different scottish whiskeys, small sample each. What a good way to try out whiskeys.
Loving how advent calenders have come so far since the chocolate one when I was a kid. I wonder how much money the total cost of all the veg grown from the seed one would be compared to both bog standard basic grocery stores and a more organic store? If you keep your own seeds each year as well, that one $25 advent calender would create $1000s worth of food.
i have been watching some advent calendar unpacking on youtube this season and i must say the ones you picked here all have such great quality and such amazing packaging! really impressive. if you get an expensive advent calendar it is a luxury and should feel like one.
The last one, please, and thank you. I'd have a lovely time with friends and family when they came to visit with those daily lovely treat boxes. It's a great way to make memories.
Loved the episode, and would have loved to have bought one of the calendars (esp the seeds one) as a gift for my brother, but Advent's already started (so it'd be a bit late) and the calendars aren't on sale anymore :( Love you guys but next time you do an advent calendar episode, please do it in November to give us a chance to buy them!
Great start to the advent. I know I won't be able to enjoy every video this month, since an unknown but probably quite large amount of them will have an audience, but I still appreciate the massive amount of effort that goes into produced 24 videos for us this month. Hopefully things will have settled by next December.
It's great ! We really do appreciate Sorted, especially the Christmas specials and how to budget for Christmas time and everything else throughout the year.s. An now i have their Sidekick app all good. And i am going to try to enjoy their new format with their live audiences. Life is too short to be negative about change cheers guys and girls at Sorted.
Please please please upload these videos BEFORE advent!! I get wanting to do it at the beginning or December, but it means that we can't buy any of the products for ourselves in time for advent. It feels like a trade off between "upload a week before advent and help the community" vs "upload at the start of advent and get more views" 😢
Totally agree. Getting this in early-mid November gives me a chance to get my favourite in time. Last year, I saw the coffee one from Brew Company from 2022 (I think) and so managed to get it for December and it was so awesome, I got another one for this year.
Lovely! Fun to learn about. None I would personally want. I am more literary and prefer words for my own advent calendar. But I forget that you gave us a video every day and so excited you are doing it again. May your Advent be great!
Looking forward to the project based on the seed Advent calendar. In fact, as it's being implemented it can even be included in Sidekick as a vegetable garden part with all aspects like composting, variety, seasonal yield, etc. Can even use it in future videos as a 'pass-it-on' ingredients base or a 'poker face' venue.
I absolutely enjoyed the Sorted Video Advent Calendar from last year, so knowing I will have another 23 videos to look forward to this year is such a happy ending to 2024. Can't wait for what's to come!
Finally!!! 🎉🎉 Thank you guys! Happy December! I'm so glad you have Bird and Blend teas. I love them and actually import my favorite variety to Toronto 🇨🇦😅
Shall we call Ben Chef Bee now? He looks like a bumblebee (and it's adorable). These Advent calendars are full of amazing things and I love watching you try them.
I'd like to see the boys try "taste it then make it." Kush would make a dish they would taste, then they'd try to make it without any chef help. 😊
Great idea!! I’ll pass the idea onto the guys.
But than the other way around the guys makes something and Kush needs to recreate it 😂
Or to steal another one from Hell's Kitchen, the baby food taste test.
Get the boys covered in baby food.
Love this idea!
Taste it then make it was first coined by masterchef….
I’d love for Ben to take us through the planting to harvesting process with those seeds throughout the year!! Would make an awesome series 😄
I completely agree, the seed advent calendar is my fav, you can create a wall of pots and grow them in small batches
Great idea
Adding my support for this idea!
Yeah, that would be great! I second that.
Would love this!
Ben's excitement over Lemon Balm was way too wholesome
I hope all the plants successfully produce and the ingredients are then used in future videos
Lemon balm wine. Just keep it away from foolish kids who might drink a bottle...
A garden ingredient only pass it on would be great!
I got Will from Inbetweeners vibes more than usual!
He's proper cute, bless him!
The ad deserves a standing ovation because it’s so beautifully crafted. Also, major props for Ben’s dedication to the part and Mike’s epic face journeys.
@@PokhrajRoy. Nearly called my husband in from the workshop just to show him the ad 😂
(just realized this maybe makes him sound like Santa...)
I love that they got these costumes. Also Ben’s nipples is something I can’t unsee, 😂
Bens very prominent nipples are the stars of the show.
that ad finally got me to download sidekick, I always figured it'd be expensive but with the sale it's like $2/month which is crazy awesome
And extra points for not taping up Ben's nipps... 😏
Wanted to take a moment to appreciate Ebbers being a great friend and sending his friends/family cocktails in the post when they’ve had a hard week. They moved on from it so fast but that was such a sweet moment.
I am so happy!!! No one does Christmas content like Sorted!!! And now we get a video a day???? Sorted Team you have out done yourselves!!!
Oh thank you. Very kind of you!!
Yaaaaay! I'm so happy you are doing the video advent again!
I love a Sorted Advent and Christmas. You guys know how to bring cheer to our daily lives.
You guys are spoiling us. Props to the entire team for once again giving us 24 videos, along with the regular uploads, the live show, and the US trip videos.
It's a lot! But hope you enjoy it!
@@SortedFoodit is very enjoyable. Yall are doing a great job
I love it @@SortedFood
@@SortedFood it would have been nice to see the Advents in time to buy them for December though ;)
It is more than spoiled. I can't believe the entire Sorted studio was talked into this amount of effort again but I'm not complaining. I had so much fun keeping up with the videos last year and got the live show as a gift which I ended up watching at the end of it all and it was fantastic.
Ben's enthusiasm over the seeds is so sweet. I would love to have some gardening content next year.
Ben's so excited about the outdoor space, he's mentioned it every video so far. It's like his own personal Narnia.
@@valap2The Hanging gardens of Ben? Complete with precision feeding and watering using micro controllers and sensors? Room for a small green-house?
@@hcjkruse Anything less will be disappointing now that you've put that into the universe.
@@hcjkruse Benjamin's Hanging Garden.. sounds like a location or a spell from d&d
@@KolmManison thanks, now I just need to implement it in my D&D games.
That seeds calendar should have come with a wall calendar with the planting and harvesting dates for each one on it so they don't get forgotten.
I have a wall calendar and I'm very tempted to get it and paperclip them on
@@alexkeightley1that's a great idea! That way you don't forget
Such calendars for each growing zone are freely available on the internet. Considering that people from other ag zones, regions, countries may buy this calendar, including a wall calendar becomes complicated. Nice idea, though. Perhaps a reference to a website with such calendars for different places would be a nice addition.
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There is no reason to wait to open that calender each day instead of treating it like a normal gift to open on Christmas.
That last advent calender is the kind of thing I buy for my parents. I'm a minimum wage earner, I don't enjoy fancy things, but they deserve something like this at Christmas, it's really as simple as that. It's silly, yes I know, but so worth seeing their expressions when the advent calender is the same size as a small school.
It would be a brilliant gift for someone living on their own too. More exciting than a hamper.
We both have ADHD so we've enjoyed the ease of Sidekick for a couple weeks. I made the halloumi and pepper fried rice yesterday and it was genuinely easy and quick, even making it by myself. The visual shopping list is awesome.
My only wishes are that it were easier to add our own staple items to the shopping list (like Our Groceries), and that there were some alternatives given for specialty ingredients that might be hard to find outside the UK. We're in northern Finland, which has a much smaller selection.
As a tech writer who writes instructions for a living, I really appreciate the UX and clarity of the app, and feel like it's already been worth it.
Thank for the feedback. Really useful!!! I’ll pass it onto the team xx
@SortedFood this is one thing I'd really like to see. I live in the middle of meat and potato farm country in rural Iowa, USA, with the majority of the farms around corn and soy. Having something that would be a toned down version of the regular meals would be nice. Like an intro level or where you could choose your skill/comfort level to see different dishes. Like the 3 different way videos you used to do.
Thank you for pointing out the importance of good instructions for those with ADHD. I haven't gone with Sidekick yet because it seems too complicated to me. However, your comments have turned me around. I also wrote instructions and software training guides and your reference to the quality of the interface is important to me. Great comment. Thanks.
@@furrantee Yes!
I second the ingredient suggestion. The reason I've not yet purchased the sorted app is I don't live in the same country and we don't have the same ingredients available
The way I cheered when then video-a-day message popped up! Dunno how Mike convinced them to do it again, but the community wins all the same!
lol, so glad I'm not the only one that broke out into a grin! I was watching the ones from last year. Was hoping they would do it. I knew it would be a lot though..
I know another December were we get a vid every day whoop whoop! X
A series for the new year with Ben and 25 microplots. Doesnt have to be 25 episodes, but starting with him planting, then him commenting on their growth, harvest and finally him cooking a meal with the ingredients. Perhaps an episode a month?
Yes please!
Yes please! Would love to have a follow up for this!
The way Ben said "Lemon Balm!" like he was a pokemon named Lemon Balm 😂😂😂
YES! A VIDEO A DAY! This really helped clear the winter blues last year. Excited for it to be back. I know it's a LOT of work on production, but you should know that it's worth every second!
Ebbers in that costume made My day 😂😂😂😂
I just want to know who came up with the idea. Was it Ebbers or did they have to convince Ebbers to do it. "Trust us. This will be fantastic!" And, yes, I love it too.
Love to hear it! Haha.
@@SortedFood You guys are the Best
Were the nipples supposed to show?
It was a little cold in the studio.
The seeds calendar is absolutly an advent calendar. Advent comes from the latin word for waiting.
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Um, no, it doesn't? Advent comes from the Latin "adventus", which is a noun created from the Latin verb "advenire", which means "to arrive to someone or something." Advent means arrival, that is, arrival of the Saviour, which is what Christians are waiting for during this festive period.
Mike with the matcha reminds me of the flavored cheeses he tried years ago that he loved, and everyone else hated.
I bought a 200 pound whiskey advent calendar for my husband and I to share this year, and can confirm they did not give free delivery despite the price (and it showed up with 6/25 vials of whiskey smashed). Will never again buy such an expensive advent calendar. But can confirm the Bonne Maman (jam) and Hotel Chocolat Velvetizer (hot chocolate) calendars are splendid and very worth the money (that velvetizer is the best frother I've ever owned, for chocolate, matcha, and lattes).
I am so happy you are doing the ADVENT video series again. 24 days of sorted food is AMAZING
I hope there’s at least one episode of Christmas food around the world
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yes please.
I second that!!
I want it tooooooo
And a pass it on!!!
Please keep us updated on Ben’s garden! Would love to see the advent calendar lead into recipes. Also the production value of the ad is great! So fun.
My mum loves gardening and I try to get her some unusual seeds each year. I got her this seed andvent calendar last year and she loved it. It was so nice getting photos from her throughout the year when she planted, harvested and cooked with everything
24 videos in December, plus the US trip, AND a live weekend! You're spoiling us! Thank you to the entire Sorted team for all your hard work ❤
If you had a family at home...especially with older kids I would like the big last one! Through the holidays it is easy to spend that much here and there which probably adds up to this amount. Also some items could be saved to put out at a Christmas gathering.
1. The Sidekick ad was much better than what I was expecting based on the preface
2. Now a Sorted video will be a part of my advent calendar
I can imagine the Cartwright & Butler calendar being perfect for an Ex-Pat living out of country and craving a taste of home during the holidays.
Thank you all so much for doing the Advent Calendar again! It's a bit of a tough time for me, and it helps knowing I've got a video a day to look forward to. I know it's a lot of work to do this, and it's VERY much appreciated.
If you play your cards right...or plant your seeds right... you could 'regift' them the next year! Gift a salsa from the tomatoes, pickles from the beans, squash on the dinner table! Now all you need is a 'preserving food' advent calendar with jars, lids, rings, vinegar, salt...
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Ben's very elegant pronuciation of Hull - it's never sounded so posh 🤣
If Sorted did an Advent calendar...I would absolutely buy it. Hint, hint.
Maybe one day! Haha
They did a smashing video one last year. I'll be rewatching that.
@Getpojke True! Same here! I'm actually surprised they are doing it again this year with the move and all! :)
@@SortedFoodMake it a downloadable 3d printable one with a pdf with recipes. Saves on shipping import duties handling fee. Just something that you can print yourself or via a local print service.
@@SortedFood me too!
To this day, the chicken, leek and carrot cobbler I learned from Sidekick has been one of my go to recipes ❤ rich, creamy and healthy!
I really like the alcohol advent calendar because I don't usually keep spirits at home, but I'd also like to offer my holiday guests a cocktail if they want one. If I tried to buy all the bottles and mixes to make these drinks, I'd spend well over the price of the calendar. This allows me to offer them a variety of beautifully mixed drinks with basically no effort on my part.
The seeds were the perfect gift for Ben - cannot wait to see how they all turn out. Love the NIO drinks advent calendar. As Mike said, it is so expensive to purchase all the alcohol and other liquids to make them, plus some of us don't drink often enough to make it worth the effort. This way, you just get to celebrate - in my case, one drink per night - all the way up to Christmas.
My husband makes a special cocktail every Christmas Eve for us and my mother to share. But...then we have a huge liquor collection and almost never drink for the rest of the year. I know. First world problems.
HUGE thanks to all of the Sorted crew for giving us another December full of videos for us! _Oh, you shouldn't have!😁_
Love you guys, and hope that this Holiday season goes wonderfully for each and every one of yinz!❤
And I know we've seen the ad already, but I gotta point out just how much Ben is embarrassed by it, because he's as red as a tomato!😂
I find so many of the advent calendars you've reviewed over the years fascinating, there are just two major problems with them.
1) Do I give them as a gift at Christmas for use next year? Or as a pre-Christmas gift?
2) Your advent videos come out when advent has already started so I feel unincentivized to look into getting any that I'm interested in. So it may be functionally better to do an initial review them in October.
I really hope I remember the matcha one next year.
In Spain it’s customary for businesses to gift Christmas baskets filled with all the season classics, starting by Ibérico products and turrón (nougat). The good ones include a ham leg. They are costly, similar to that last advent but in basket shape instead of calendar.
Did you see Barry's avaricious eyes light up when the Cartwright & Butler one got opened. Could see the wheels turning on how to get it into the car & home with no-one noticing. Please never change Barry. 😆
@@Getpojke It comes with an extra box to store it in. Easy for reuse next year too.
The "seed-vent" calendar is amazing. Not overpriced, and for the right person, an amazing gift. And one that will keep on giving, provided they harvest the seeds for next year, which you should do in any case.
YAY! I would totally understand if you guys are too busy to make it happen but I am SO hopeful for another "episode every day December" like last year. NO matter what, keep it up Sorted Team!
It’s happening!!!!
@SortedFood Thank you. You are my favorite advent calendar! Happy holidays, boys!
@@SortedFood YEEEEES!!!!!!!!
@@SortedFood Seriously?! That's amazing!
now THIS fills me with holiday cheer.
Love how you guys want to gift each other Christmas presents and just roll top tier content out of it
The advent calendar given to Ben was so on point. I feel like it’s quite the investment for the new studio and a cool home project.
30 seconds in, and I am literally choking on air, over the hilarity of that SideKick ad 😂 Mike's super over-the-top slow-mo shot, and Ebbers wearing his glasses over his mask... I'm dead... xD - Edit: 35 seconds in, and Mike looks like he's genuinely afraid of the tiny Sidekick-Ebbers 😂
The add alone with Ebbers in the yellow suit is already worth it! Well done blokes.
so happy to see bird and blend! I get their tea advent calender every year and it gets me through the month!
That Cartwright and Butler one, I would love that 😂
I like the idea of it, but I don't know what I'd do with all that food! 😂. Definitely something very suited for an office.
It really doesnt seem that outrageous either. It's only 8/day; that's reasonable for what you get in each one.
Thats what im saying. You don't have to eat the whole cake or eat all the brittle in one day, you can get a few days out of each item. Most, if not everything would have a long enough best before date.
If the seed advent was £££ I was going to comment saying “what a great idea to diy”, but I don’t think you’d be able to do it yourself at that quality for that cheap. What an excellent calendar and at such a great price point!
How I read that start:
We bought a greenscreen, and now it is going to be your problem
Yes exactly🤣🤣
The gasp from Ben when he found lemon balm seed. I had the same reaction when mine came up in my garden last spring. Grow on lads. Love from Wyoming.
Did Ben have to be bribbed to dress up for that advert 😂
I suspect Ben bribed the production team to let him dress up like that...
Surprisingly no, we think he rather enjoyed it 😂
@@ChuckFickens1972 I suspect that that's how Ebbers dresses in his free time, and we're only just now getting a glimpse at his style when he's not rocking the red shorts.
I imagine that's standard ebbers attire when he goes to a show.
i completely agree with jamie on the gardening advent calendar. it's a cute idea, but if you've got to wait until april to use the FIRST one, you'll have forgotten about it very quickly. My sister got my dad a better version - a seed calendar that was for a calendar year and had a seed packet for each month that you could plant THAT month
As an avid gardener, that seed calendar is an incredible deal. Most seed packets here are around 4-5$ each (Canada).
Bought the Cartwright and Butler one for me Christmas obsessed niece. Replaced Christmas gift. Advent calendars are great for reminding overseas relatives how much they are thought of in the run up to Christmas. She loved it, bit I am disappointed that such a durable product does not offer a refil option. My request to thier customer services team provided response that I could select the individual products myself to refil. So a wonderful product that did not fulfill its potential.
The matcha calendar is totally something Barry's son would love haha
The gardening advent calendar looks amazing....i haven't got a garden but I grow chillies, lemongrass, a few herbs and small salad leaves inside of my windows. I'd enjoy it.... you'd have the garland for the Christmas season and the opportunity to give some of the seed packets to other people through the year depending on their own growing circumstances. The month they should be planted would be a great time to send a note to remind them you're thinking about them and enclose a living memento of the relationship
OMG!! A video every day in Dec. Just what I wanted for Xmas!! How'd you know? THANK YOU for all your hard work. 😘
You are so welcome! 🤗
Cartwright and Butler are used at my work for gifting, I can testify that they are incredible… especially the orange and cranberry shortbread!
Italian tip! Venchi is pronounced Ven-key 😊 🍫
You legend! Thank you. 🙏
Thank you!! Came here to say exactly that.
Relieved that someone has said this.
Glad someone said this. The "h" renders the "c" a hard sound. This also applies to Bruschetta. The rule also applies to "g" when followed by an "h" as in "spaghetti", which you would never pronounce "spa-jetty".
@@jackybraun2705Whaddya mean? I love my spagietti with raggiu bologhenese!
I could totally see that big box being in an office or small business, and then you open the door and share the snack that day at your daily meeting.
Last year Ben said that since so many of the luxury calendars were reusable you should make your own this year.
I hope you have done this, it would be fun to get ideas for making our own calendars.
That last calendar was brilliant! Most of the decent chocolate calendars are so pricy for what you get, but that one had huge amounts of snacks and drinks; so fun! If I was younger and still drank, that drink one would be great too.
The holiday season only officially begins when Sorted releases their advent calendar reviews 🎉
That seed advent calendar is the best one in my opinion it turns a fun adventure into an all year gift.
24:00 looks like a perfect box for storing ornaments?
Would love a Sorted Advent calendar where all the top fav products from the rest of the year get collected into one! That way all of us can get a taste too. Would be awesome if you all collaborated with local vendors ❤
Them talking about treating yourself at an expensive time of year. I never do treat myself, especially at Christmas, but I was naughty and bought myself 3 advent calendars this year, 1 bring a Cadbury's one, the other two being bath related, one of which is the Lush £190 advent calendar
It is out of usual budget, and was overtly extravagant at an already expensive time, I usually get store brand everything. But I have had a hard life, a very challenging past 7 years, and this year I have achieved some great things and made a lot of progress in some areas. So I wanted to treat myself and splash out on myself for a change! I have been quite looking forward to experiencing December this year!
You deserve it! Nice job!
Love the Sidekick commercial. Last advent calendar is definitely luxury one. Would love to taste everything on Cartwright advent calendar. Lately I have starting to test different kinds of advent calendar. Last year I had brewery calendar and this year I have whisky calendar. 25 different scottish whiskeys, small sample each. What a good way to try out whiskeys.
I got my mum a bird and blend tea selection advent calendar a couple of years ago, she enjoyed it a lot.
It's so good!
I love how excited Ben got with the seed advent calendar.
Loving how advent calenders have come so far since the chocolate one when I was a kid. I wonder how much money the total cost of all the veg grown from the seed one would be compared to both bog standard basic grocery stores and a more organic store? If you keep your own seeds each year as well, that one $25 advent calender would create $1000s worth of food.
i have been watching some advent calendar unpacking on youtube this season and i must say the ones you picked here all have such great quality and such amazing packaging! really impressive.
if you get an expensive advent calendar it is a luxury and should feel like one.
That Cartwright and Butler one was stunning, I would faint if I received that!
The last one, please, and thank you. I'd have a lovely time with friends and family when they came to visit with those daily lovely treat boxes. It's a great way to make memories.
Sidekick mans power is that he is his own sidekick. Much like Ben in the kitchen.
'Let's hang them from the rafters, like we did with James' Excuse me Mike, you did what now?!? 😂
Yeah I'm gonna need a 24 issue run on the adventures of Super-Ebbers :'D
My favorite advent calendar that I’ve had the pleasure of enjoying is the Onyx Coffee Calendar.
They missed the opportunity to call that calendar “Matcha the Day”
Another massive appreciation for Sorted's 24 days of videos this year!
I swear Jaime said loves "bottoming" and not botany haha
Ah im so glad the video every day thing is back. It must really burn you guys out but know that it is loved!
The Cartwright one is a dream! But I would love the garden one! Super fun!!
The Cartwright & Butler Snack advent box for the win!
Loved the episode, and would have loved to have bought one of the calendars (esp the seeds one) as a gift for my brother, but Advent's already started (so it'd be a bit late) and the calendars aren't on sale anymore :( Love you guys but next time you do an advent calendar episode, please do it in November to give us a chance to buy them!
The way Mike said, "Is it a yes, or Nio?" 😂😂😂 Loved the review. Well done, guys!
Can't believe how good this is!
Dan, Ishy, and Leyla nailed their appearance in the ad! Love it! Especially Dan :'D
Hands down best use of green screen 🤣
Great start to the advent. I know I won't be able to enjoy every video this month, since an unknown but probably quite large amount of them will have an audience, but I still appreciate the massive amount of effort that goes into produced 24 videos for us this month. Hopefully things will have settled by next December.
You never fail to surprise us!
It's great ! We really do appreciate Sorted, especially the Christmas specials and how to budget for Christmas time and everything else throughout the year.s. An now i have their Sidekick app all good. And i am going to try to enjoy their new format with their live audiences. Life is too short to be negative about change cheers guys and girls at Sorted.
Please please please upload these videos BEFORE advent!!
I get wanting to do it at the beginning or December, but it means that we can't buy any of the products for ourselves in time for advent.
It feels like a trade off between "upload a week before advent and help the community" vs "upload at the start of advent and get more views" 😢
this is an incredible point, i imagine it was just an oversight, or they couldnt get some of them in time to film the video themselves
@@rbad6215They did this last time unfortunately
@@rbad6215I wish it were the case, but was the same thing with last year's advent calendar video
Totally agree.
Getting this in early-mid November gives me a chance to get my favourite in time.
Last year, I saw the coffee one from Brew Company from 2022 (I think) and so managed to get it for December and it was so awesome, I got another one for this year.
Lovely! Fun to learn about. None I would personally want. I am more literary and prefer words for my own advent calendar. But I forget that you gave us a video every day and so excited you are doing it again. May your Advent be great!
I wish these came out just a little earlier, because learning about an advent the day most start makes it hard to order them.
Looking forward to the project based on the seed Advent calendar. In fact, as it's being implemented it can even be included in Sidekick as a vegetable garden part with all aspects like composting, variety, seasonal yield, etc. Can even use it in future videos as a 'pass-it-on' ingredients base or a 'poker face' venue.
That ad was just what I needed this morning!
I absolutely enjoyed the Sorted Video Advent Calendar from last year, so knowing I will have another 23 videos to look forward to this year is such a happy ending to 2024. Can't wait for what's to come!
Finally!!! 🎉🎉 Thank you guys! Happy December! I'm so glad you have Bird and Blend teas. I love them and actually import my favorite variety to Toronto 🇨🇦😅
Shall we call Ben Chef Bee now? He looks like a bumblebee (and it's adorable). These Advent calendars are full of amazing things and I love watching you try them.